Michelle Wie's Injury Battles Strike Home

If you noticed Michelle Wie weeping all through her interview with GC on Thursday, you will recognize why I'm writing about her nowadays. Too many humans have regarded Michelle as little extra than a golfing sideshow, but this modern day bout of accidents should make it clear to all people how a whole lot she loves the sport... And how apprehensive she is ready her future in golfing.

I'm going to hyperlink you to Randall Mell's piece over at golfchannel.Com approximately Michelle's scenario, virtually due to the fact he handles it so well. But I'd want to factor out things that I suppose a lot of her critics have neglected:

• Unlike Phil Mickelson's arthritis, Michelle's isn't treatable with medicine. She can no longer take cortisone treatments, the collagen seem to be having a limited effect, and the surgeries she's had don't seem to be helping much either.
• And second, no one who has any contact with her questions either her work ethic or her love for the game.

The fact that Michelle is beginning to wonder if it's only a matter of time before her arthritis ends her career is heartbreaking. Imagine if you were suddenly unable to do the thing you most love to do and there was nothing anyone could do to help you. I'm sure she hopes for some kind of miracle, some currently elusive treatment that will give her some options, not unlike the arthritis drug that helped Phil or the fusion surgery that's given Tiger a new lease on life.

But for now, that miracle hasn't made its presence recognised. And Thursday that burden have become pretty apparent in her after-spherical interview -- which, as Lisa Cornwall cited, most pros probable wouldn't have afflicted to present, irrespective of how worried her fanatics have been.

For the time being, all we are able to do is pray for Michelle Wie... And perhaps be a bit much less crucial of her. Too many people view social media as a license to be merciless. We may want to all use a bit greater of the Golden Rule in our dealings with others -- "Do unto others as you will have them do unto you."

Regardless of ways you sense about her, proper now Michelle is greater inclined and extra "human" than absolutely everyone has ever seen her. Perhaps it is time the relaxation folks handled her higher and did what we can to encourage her. It's the least we will do.